The Site Safety
and Health Plan - HAZWOPER Compliance Video Program assists facilities
in complying with the employee training requirements of OSHA's HAZWOPER
regulation (29 CFR 1910.120), and helps employees avoid exposure to hazardous
materials. The Program summarizes the various aspects of the Plan which
is used in a hazardous materials facility or operation, and how the Plan
helps to protect the health of anyone who regularly works around hazardous
materials. Hazardous materials and waste are part of many work situations,
and can be found on many types of job sites. OSHA feels that it is so
important for employees to know how to recognize these potentially dangerous
substances (as well as how to handle and dispose of them properly) they
have mandated that anyone working with these materials receive comprehensive
training in this area. In 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to regulate
the handling of hazardous waste "from cradle to grave". Since
then other regulations have followed, including OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.120,
also known as HAZWOPER. As part of these regulations, there are varying
requirements for employee training, depending on an employee's specific
level of involvement with hazardous materials.
Areas covered in the program include Plan guidelines, medical
surveillance, job hazard analysis, the five levels of training and responsibilities
for HAZMAT emergency responders, site evaluation, personal protective
equipment, spill cleanup procedures, decontamination, and more. The Video
Program comes with a comprehensive Leader's Guide, reproducible Scheduling
& Attendance Form, Employee Quiz, Training Log and Training Certificate.
The program can be used as the basis for approximately two hours of classroom
training.